oIf you have not already created an MMC console that contains Certificates, see Related Topics.

oIf a certificate was issued from a Windows Server 2003 certification authority, the private key for that certificate is only exportable if the certificate request was made via the Advanced Certificate Request certification authority Web page with the Mark keys as exportable check box selected, or if the certificate is for EFS (Encrypting File System) or EFS recovery.

oStrong protection (also known as iteration count) is enabled by default in the Certificate Export Wizard when you export a certificate with its associated private key.

oStrong protection is not compatible with older programs, so you need to clear the Enable strong protection option if you are going to use the private key with any browser earlier than Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

oAfter the Certificate Export Wizard is finished, the certificate will remain in the certificate store in addition to being in the newly-created file. If you want to remove the certificate from the certificate store, you will need to delete it.

Functional Differences

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